M6.1 earthquake - east of the Kuril Islands
417 d ago · 25 Aug 2025, 06:48 UTC east of the Kuril Islands
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck east of the Kuril Islands on 25 Aug 2025, 06:48 UTC at a depth of 9 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
Community
Did you feel it?
Nearby in the last 30 days
- 4.7
M4.7 earthquake - Russia
10 km deepgreen alert
Moderate - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - Near east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Land: Russia]
135 km deepgreen alert
Major - 4.9
M4.9 earthquake - 198 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
10 km deepgreen alert
Moderate - 4.9
M4.9 earthquake - 180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
10 km deep
Moderate - 4.6
M4.6 earthquake - 96 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
78 km deep
Moderate - 4.8
M4.8 earthquake - 191 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
10 km deep
Moderate - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 182 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
10 km deep
Strong - 4.8
M4.8 earthquake - 121 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
39 km deep
Moderate - 4.6
M4.6 earthquake - 174 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
10 km deep
Moderate - 4.7
M4.7 earthquake - 153 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
35 km deep
Moderate